The Oman Botanic Garden Will Become The Largest Ecological Oasis

The Oman Botanic Garden, located in Muscat,
will become the World’s largest ecological oasis. This ground-breaking project
is a result of joined forces between Grimshaw Architects, Arup engineering and
Haley Sharpe design. The location of the object is excellent, since it’s one of
the few locations in the world from where you can observe the ancient sea bed. It
is 35 kilometers from Muscat.

The Botanic Garden will not only be an
eco-park with gorgeous internal design, but will also serve as a research
facility with laboratories, a herbarium, a library and an auditorium. Also,
there will be classrooms and study rooms for educational purposes. The building
is very carefully designed so it can fulfill the unusual requirements for natural
daylight optimization and passive and active shading. Also, the orientation of
the sunlight, weather patterns and human behavior are all important factors
since they all have an effect. The Garden will show Oman’s rich flora and hundreds
of endemic and endangered species and should be a leader in conservation. There
are lots of exhibitions and events planned for showing Oman’s natural habitats
and making learning activities more alluring.

This exciting project brings design and
science together and pushes the limits of imagination while showing how well nature
can be incorporated in design.